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The CAF 5-year ranking system is used by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine the number of clubs that each member association may enter its club football competitions; the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. At present, those associations ranked in the top 12 may enter two teams into each of the two club competitions, while the remaining associations are limited to a single team in each competition.

Origins

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Prior to 2004, CAF organized 3 club competitions; the CAF Champions League, the African Cup Winners' Cup and the CAF Cup with each association allowed to enter a single team in each of those. The Cup Winners' Cup and the CAF Cup merged to create the CAF Confederation Cup in 2004. Rather than limiting all associations to just two positions in CAF club competitions, CAF decided to allow the leading nations two entries into the then-new tournament while also allowing them an additional entry in the Champions League.

As with the UEFA rankings used for their club competitions, the CAF rankings are based on obtained results in each of the past 5 completed club seasons. There are some differences, notably:

  • More tournaments are included; the CAF Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup also allow teams to obtain ranking points.
  • The annual results are not averaged by the number of entrants an association has, so highly ranked associations have a greater ability to obtain points.
  • The ranking points are not awarded for the results of individual matches, but rather for the final level of advancement such as winners or group-stage positions.
  • Only teams that advance to the quarter-final knockout stage in each club competition can obtain ranking points.

2004 season

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For the 2004 season, the rankings were made according to the performance of the associations in the previous 5 years from 1998 to 2002 in the CAF club competitions. These selected associations were as follows:

2005 season controversy

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In July 2004, CAF informed its members that the ranking system for admission to their competitions for the 2005 season would be done according to the same 1998–2002 ranking used for the 2004 season. It is unknown why CAF did not calculate a 1999–2003 ranking (following UEFA's practice of updating its rankings each season), as there would seem to have been enough time to do this.[1] Since then, it has become CAF's policy to adopt a year older ranking for the competitions of the new season; thus in 2012, rankings were based on results from 2006 to 2010.

2011 season change

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In December 2010, CAF altered the ranking system, removing the components from the CAF Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup, and weighting more recent results more highly. For the 2011 edition of the club competitions, results between the 2005 and 2009 season were still in use, but the points from 2009 were multiplied by 5, 2008 by 4 and it continues in that manner.[2][3]

2017 season expansion

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On 30 May 2016, CAF expanded the group stage team participation in its club competitions from 8 to 16, including a quarter-final knockout stage in the process.[4][5] CAF announced the ranking system based on the new format on 20 March 2018.[6]

2019–20 season change

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On 4 June 2019, CAF announced an updated ranking for the 2019–20 season, which was to be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2015 to the first ever cross-year season of 2018–19, with Tanzania replacing Ivory Coast in the top 12.[7][8]

Criteria for awarding points

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CAF approved its basic criteria based on the criteria used in the election of the CAF Clubs of the 20th Century in 2000 for awarding points in 2003. This was changed in 2005 with the addition of a criterion that rewards clubs that advance to the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup.[9] This methodology has also been used to create an all-time ranking for CAF clubs, adding the points that would have been obtained by each club based on its results since 1965.

For the rankings system, only results since 1998 have been counted with the CAF Super Cup and the FIFA World Cup Club excluded from the system since 2011. The table below shows the years during which the competitions were operated:[10]

Competition 6 Points 5 Points 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Point 0.5 Point
Competitions used in current rankings[6]
CAF Champions League Champions Runners-up Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
(from 2017)
3rd in Group Stage 4th in Group Stage
CAF Confederation Cup Champions Runners-up Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
(from 2017)
3rd in Group Stage 4th in Group Stage
Competitions used in previous rankings
CAF Champions League
2000–2016
Champions Runners-up Semi-finalist 3rd in Group Stage 4th in Group Stage
CAF Confederation Cup
2004–2016
Champions Runners-up Semi-finalist 3rd in Group Stage
4th in Group Stage
CAF Super Cup
1992–2010
Champions
FIFA Club World Cup
2005–2010
Champions Runners-up
3rd Place
4th Place

Weighting factor

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Since 2011, points have been weighted according to the year of performance results when calculating the rankings. For the current ranking, the points calculated based on performances in CAF club competitions between 2019-20 and the 2023–24 season, the points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:[11]

  • 2023–24 – 5
  • 2022–23 – 4
  • 2021–22 – 3
  • 2020–21 – 2
  • 2019–20 – 1

Association ranking for the 2024–25 CAF club season

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The association ranking for the 2024–25 CAF Champions League and the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup is based on results from each CAF club competition from 2019–20 to the 2023–24 season.

Legend
  • CL: CAF Champions League
  • CC: CAF Confederation Cup
  • : Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2023–24 CAF club competitions
  •   Associations ranked 1–12 are eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.
Rank Association 2019–20
(× 1)
2020–21
(× 2)
2021–22
(× 3)
2022–23
(× 4)
2023–24
(× 5)
Total
2024 2023 Mvt CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC
1 2 +1 +1  Egypt 11 6 8 3 7 4 8 2.5 7 7 184
2 1 -1 -1  Morocco 8 8 4 6 9 5 8 2 2 4 148
3 3 -  Algeria 3 1 6 5 7 1 6 5 2 3 119
4 4 -  South Africa 3 0.5 8 2 5 4 4 3 4 1.5 106
5 5 -  Tunisia 6 0 4 3 5 1 4 2 6 1 97
6 6 -  Tanzania 0 0 3 0.5 0 2 3 4 6 0 71
7 7 -  DR Congo 4 1 4 0 0 3 1 2 4 0 54
8 8 -  Angola 4 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 3 1.5 51.5
9 9 -  Sudan 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 37
10 11 +1 +1  Libya 0 2 0 0.5 0 5 0 0.5 0 3 35
11 13 +2 +2  Ivory Coast 0 0.5 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 30.5
12 12 -  Nigeria 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 25
13 10 -3 -3  Guinea 0 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0.5 20.5
14 27 +13 +13  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 20
15 18 +4 +3  Mali 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 15
16 14 -2 -2  Cameroon 0 0 0 3 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 11.5
17 27 +10 +10  Mauritania 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.5
18 16 -2 -2  Congo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.5 9.5
19 21 +2 +2  Botswana 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8
20 15 -5 -5  Zambia 1 2 0 1.5 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 7.5
21 17 -4 -4  Senegal 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
22 19 -3 -3  Togo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4
22 19 -3 -3  Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
24 23 -1 -1  Eswatini 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 1.5
24 23 -1 -1  Niger 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 1.5
26 22 -4 -4  Zimbabwe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
26 23 -3 -3  Burkina Faso 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
28 27 -1 -1  Benin 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5

Association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season

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The association ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup will be based on results from each CAF club competition from 2020–21 to the 2024–25 season.

Legend
  • CL: CAF Champions League
  • CC: CAF Confederation Cup
  • : Associations points might increase on basis of its clubs performance in 2024–25 CAF club competitions
  •   Associations ranked 1–12 are eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.
Rank Association 2020–21
(× 1)
2021–22
(× 2)
2022–23
(× 3)
2023–24
(× 4)
2024–25
(× 5)
Total
2025 2024 Mvt CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC CL CC
1 1 -  Egypt 8 3 7 4 8 2.5 7 7 ≥2 ≥1 135.5
2 2 -  Morocco 4 6 9 5 8 2 2 4 ≥2 ≥0.5 104.5
3 3 -  Algeria 6 5 7 1 6 5 2 3 ≥2 ≥1 95
4 4 -  South Africa 8 2 5 4 4 3 4 1.5 ≥2 ≥0.5 83.5
5 5 -  Tunisia 4 3 5 1 4 2 6 1 ≥1 ≥0.5 72.5
6 6 -  Tanzania 3 0.5 0 2 3 4 6 0 ≥1 ≥0.5 60
7 7 -  DR Congo 4 0 0 3 1 2 4 0 ≥2 0 45
7 8 +1 +1  Angola 1 0 5 0 2 0 3 1.5 ≥1 ≥1 45
9 11 +2 +2  Ivory Coast 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 0 ≥1 ≥0.5 30.5
10 9 -1 -1  Sudan 2 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 ≥1 0 30
11 10 -1 -1  Libya 0 0.5 0 5 0 0.5 0 3 0 0 24
12 15 +3 +3  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 ≥1 ≥0.5 18.5
13 12 -1 -1  Nigeria 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 ≥0.5 18.5
14 14 -  Ghana 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 16
15 13 -2 -2  Guinea 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0.5 0 0 12
16 19 +3 +3  Botswana 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 ≥0.5 8.5
17 17 -  Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8
18 18 -  Congo 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.5 0 0 7
19 16 -3 -3  Cameroon 0 3 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 7
20 21 +1 +1  Senegal 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ≥0.5 5.5
21 22 +1 +1  Togo 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
22 22 -  Uganda 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3
23 - +1 new  Mozambique 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ≥0.5 2.5
24 20 -4 -4  Zambia 0 1.5 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.5
25 24 -1 -1  Eswatini 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
25 24 -1 -1  Niger 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
27 26 -1 -1  Burkina Faso 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5

Club ranking for the 2024–25 CAF club season

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The club ranking is used for seeding in the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. Pending equality in ranking points, the team receiving more points in the previous season is considered as the higher-ranked team.[12]

The club ranking for the 2024–25 CAF Champions League and the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup is be based on results from each CAF club competition from the 2019–20 to the 2023–24 seasons.

Rank Club 2019–20
(× 1)
2020–21
(× 2)
2021–22
(× 3)
2022–23
(× 4)
2023–24
(× 5)
Total
1 Egypt Al Ahly 6 6 5 6 6 87
2 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3 4 3 4 5 61
3 Morocco Wydad 4 4 6 5 2 60
4 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 3 3 3 4 4 54
5 Egypt Zamalek 5 2 2 2 5 48
6 Morocco RS Berkane 5 1 5 0 4 42
7 Tanzania Simba 0 3 2 3 3 39
8 Angola Petro de Luanda 2 1 4 2 3 39
9 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 3 2 3 0.5 4 38
10 Algeria CR Belouizdad 0 3 3 3 2 37
11 Algeria USM Alger 1 0 0 5 3 36
12 Morocco Raja CA 4 5 3 3 0 35
13 Tanzania Young Africans S.C. 0 0 0 4 3 31
14 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0 0 1 3 3 30
15 Egypt Pyramids 4 3 2 2 1 29
16 Sudan Al-Hilal 2 1 1 2 2 25
17 Algeria JS Kabylie 2 4 0 3 0 22
18 Nigeria Rivers United 0 0 0 2 2 18
19 Guinea Horoya 3 2 1 2 0 18
20 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 3 1 2 0 1 16
21 South Africa Orlando Pirates 0 2 4 0 0 16
22 Ghana Dreams FC 0 0 0 0 3 15
23 Algeria ES Sétif 0 1 4 0 0 14
24 Egypt Future 0 0 0 0.5 2 12
25 South Africa Marumo Gallants 0 0 0 3 0 12
26 Cameroon Coton Sport 0 3 0.5 1 0 11.5
27 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 0.5 0 0 0 2 10.5
28 Libya Abu Salim 0 0 0 0 2 10
28 Mali Stade Malien 0 0 0 0 2 10
30 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 0 5 0 0 0 10
31 Sudan Al-Merrikh 0 1 1 1 0 9
32 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1 2 0 1 0 9
33 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 0 0 3 0 0 9
34 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 0 0 1 0 1 8
34 Angola Sagrada Esperança 0 0 1 0 1 8
36 Morocco ASFAR Rabat 0 0 0 2 0 8
36 Tunisia US Monastir 0 0 0 2 0 8
38 Egypt Al-Masry 2 0 2 0 0 8
39 Tunisia CS Sfaxien 0 2 1 0 0 7
40 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 0 0 0 1 0.5 6.5
41 Libya Al Ittihad 0 0 2 0 0 6
41 South Africa AmaZulu 0 0 2 0 0 6
43 Algeria MC Alger 0 3 0 0 0 6
44 Nigeria Enyimba 2 2 0 0 0 6
45 Ghana Medeama 0 0 0 0 1 5
46 Tunisia Club Africain 0 0 0 0 1 5
46 South Africa Sekhukhune United 0 0 0 0 1 5
48 Libya Al Hilal Benghazi 0 0 0 0 1 5
49 Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo 0 0 0 1 0 4
49 Mali Real Bamako 0 0 0 1 0 4
49 Togo ASKO Kara 0 0 0 1 0 4
49 Uganda Vipers 0 0 0 1 0 4
53 Senegal ASC Jaraaf 0 2 0 0 0 4
54 Zambia Zanaco 2 0 0.5 0 0 3.5
55 Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 1 0 0 0.5 0 3
56 Algeria JS Saoura 0 0 1 0 0 3
56 Republic of the Congo AS Otôho 0 0 1 0 0 3
58 Morocco Hassania Agadir 3 0 0 0 0 3
59 Angola Académica do Lobito 0 0 0 0 0.5 2.5
59 Guinea Académie SOAR 0 0 0 0 0.5 2.5
59 South Africa SuperSport United 0 0 0 0 0.5 2.5
62 Libya Al Akhdar 0 0 0 0.5 0 2
62 Zambia Nkana 0 1 0 0 0 2
62 Senegal Teungueth 0 1 0 0 0 2
62 Angola 1º de Agosto 2 0 0 0 0 2
62 Libya Al-Nasr 2 0 0 0 0 2
67 Niger USGN 0 0 0.5 0 0 1.5
67 Eswatini Royal Leopards 0 0 0.5 0 0 1.5
69 Burkina Faso Salitas 0 0.5 0 0 0 1
69 Libya Al Ahly Benghazi 0 0.5 0 0 0 1
69 Tanzania Namungo 0 0.5 0 0 0 1
69 Zambia NAPSA Stars 0 0.5 0 0 0 1
69 Zimbabwe FC Platinum 1 0 0 0 0 1
69 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1 0 0 0 0 1
69 Zambia ZESCO United 1 0 0 0 0 1
69 Mali Djoliba 1 0 0 0 0 1
69 Algeria Paradou AC 1 0 0 0 0 1
78 South Africa Bidvest Wits 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5
78 Benin ESAE 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5
78 Ivory Coast FC San Pédro 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5

Club ranking for the 2025–26 CAF club season

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The club ranking is used for seeding in the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. Pending equality in ranking points, the team receiving more points in the previous season is considered as the higher-ranked team.[12]

The club ranking for the 2025–26 CAF Champions League and the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup is be based on results from each CAF club competition from the 2020–21 to the 2024–25 seasons.

Rank Club 2020–21
(× 1)
2021–22
(× 2)
2022–23
(× 3)
2023–24
(× 4)
2024–25
(× 5)
Total
1 Egypt Al Ahly 6 5 6 6 ≥1 63
2 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 4 3 4 5 ≥1 47
3 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 3 3 4 4 ≥1 42
4 Morocco Wydad AC 4 6 5 2 0 39
5 Egypt Zamalek 2 2 2 5 ≥0.5 34.5
6 Algeria CR Belouizdad 3 3 3 2 ≥1 31
7 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2 3 0.5 4 ≥1 30.5
7 Tanzania Simba 3 2 3 3 ≥0.5 30.5
9 Morocco RS Berkane 1 5 0 4 ≥0.5 29.5
9 Algeria USM Alger 0 0 5 3 ≥0.5 29.5
11 Tanzania Young Africans 0 0 4 3 ≥1 29
12 Angola Petro de Luanda 1 4 2 3 0 27
14 Morocco Raja CA 5 3 3 0 ≥1 25
13 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0 1 3 3 ≥0.5 25.5
15 Egypt Pyramids 3 2 2 1 ≥1 22
16 Sudan Al-Hilal 1 1 2 2 ≥1 22
17 South Africa Orlando Pirates 2 4 0 0 ≥1 15
18 Nigeria Rivers United 0 0 2 2 0 14
19 Algeria JS Kabylie 4 0 3 0 0 13
20 Ghana Dreams FC 0 0 0 3 0 12
21 Angola Sagrada Esperança 0 1 0 1 ≥1 11
21 Morocco ASFAR Rabat 0 0 2 0 ≥1 11
23 Mali Stade Malien 0 0 0 2 ≥0.5 10.5
24 Guinea Horoya 2 1 2 0 0 10
25 Egypt Future 0 0 0.5 2 0 9.5
26 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1 2 0 1 0 9
26 Algeria ES Sétif 1 4 0 0 0 9
26 South Africa Marumo Gallants 0 0 3 0 0 9
29 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 0 0 0 2 0 8.5
30 Algeria Mouloudia Algiers 3 0 0 0 ≥1 8
30 Libya Abu Salim 0 0 0 2 0 8
32 Cameroon Coton Sport 3 0.5 1 0 0 7
33 Tunisia CS Sfaxien 2 1 0 0 ≥0.5 6.5
33 Egypt Al-Masry 0 2 0 0 ≥0.5 6.5
35 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 0 1 0 1 0 6
35 Sudan Al-Merrikh 1 1 1 0 0 6
35 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 0 3 0 0 0 6
35 Tunisia US Monastir 0 0 2 0 0 6
39 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 0 0 1 0.5 0 5
39 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 2 0 1 0 0 5
39 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 5 0 0 0 0 5
39 Democratic Republic of the Congo Maniema Union 0 0 0 0 ≥1 5
39 Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan 0 0 0 0 ≥1 5
41 Senegal ASC Jaraaf 2 0 0 0 ≥0.5 4.5
41 Nigeria Enyimba 2 0 0 0 ≥0.5 4.5
43 Ghana Medeama 0 0 0 1 0 4
43 Tunisia Club Africain 0 0 0 1 0 4
43 South Africa Sekhukhune United 0 0 0 1 0 4
43 Libya Al Hilal Benghazi 0 0 0 1 0 4
47 Libya Al Ittihad 0 2 0 0 0 4
47 South Africa AmaZulu 0 2 0 0 0 4
49 Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo 0 0 1 0 0 3
49 Mali Real Bamako 0 0 1 0 0 3
49 Togo ASKO Kara 0 0 1 0 0 3
49 Uganda Vipers 0 0 1 0 0 3
53 Algeria CS Constantine 0 0 0 0 ≥0.5 ≥2.5
53 Angola Lunda Sul 0 0 0 0 ≥0.5 ≥2.5
53 Botswana Orapa United 0 0 0 0 ≥0.5 ≥2.5
53 South Africa Stellenbosch 0 0 0 0 ≥0.5 ≥2.5
53 Mozambique Black Bulls 0 0 0 0 ≥0.5 ≥2.5
58 Angola Académica do Lobito 0 0 0 0.5 0 2
58 Guinea Académie SOAR 0 0 0 0.5 0 2
58 South Africa SuperSport United 0 0 0 0.5 0 2
61 Algeria JS Saoura 0 1 0 0 0 2
61 Republic of the Congo AS Otôho 0 1 0 0 0 2
63 Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 0 0 0.5 0 0 1.5
63 Libya Al Akhdar 0 0 0.5 0 0 1.5
65 Zambia Zanaco 0 0.5 0 0 0 1
65 Zambia Nkana 1 0 0 0 0 1
65 Senegal Teungueth 1 0 0 0 0 1
65 Niger USGN 0 0.5 0 0 0 1
65 Eswatini Royal Leopards 0 0.5 0 0 0 1
70 Burkina Faso Salitas 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5
70 Libya Al Ahly Benghazi 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5
70 Tanzania Namungo 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5
70 Zambia NAPSA Stars 0.5 0 0 0 0 0.5
Legend
  • : Clubs points might increase on basis of its performance in 2024–25 CAF club competitions
  •   Club is still active in 2024-25 CAF Champions League
  •   Club is still active in 2024-25 CAF Confederation Cup

Historical rankings since 2011

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Legend
  •   Associations ranked 1–12 and eligible to enter two teams in each CAF club competition.
  • — No rank (0 Points)
Association Rank (points)
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025-26
 Egypt 2 (83) 2 (81) 3 (64) 2 (70) 2 (80) 2 (81) 2 (80) 1 (85) 2 (106.5) 3 (120.5) 2 (167) 2 (173.5) 2 (176) 2 (172.5) 1 (184) 1 (≥135.5)
 Morocco 8 (20) 7 (27) 4 (62) 5 (53) 4 (44) 7 (29) 7 (24) 6 (41) 4 (84) 2 (153) 1 (190) 1 (183) 1 (194) 1 (180) 2 (148) 2 (≥104.5)
 Algeria 6 (27) 6 (45) 7 (43) 7 (40) 7 (32) 4 (44) 4 (64) 4 (62) 5 (82.5) 4 (92) 5 (81) 4 (109) 3 (115) 3 (134) 3 (119) 3 (≥95)
 South Africa 14 (10) 16 (5) 17 (1) 11 (20) 12 (16) 6 (27) 5 (45) 6 (78.5) 6 (76.5) 6 (68.5) 5 (93.5) 5 (109.5) 4 (114) 4 (106) 4 (≥83.5)
 Tunisia 1 (98) 1 (97) 1 (100) 1 (85) 1 (106) 1 (105) 1 (100) 2 (76) 1 (116) 1 (154) 3 (140) 3 (131) 4 (113) 5 (101) 5 (97) 5 (≥72.5)
 Tanzania 16 (5) 24 (2) 12 (18) 13 (14) 12 (27.5) 11 (30.5) 6 (56.5) 6 (71) 6 (≥60)
 DR Congo 5 (46) 3 (60) 5 (49) 6 (48) 3 (46) 3 (63) 3 (69) 3 (70) 3 (90) 5 (87) 4 (83) 6 (75) 6 (63) 7 (54) 7 (54) 7 (≥45)
 Angola 11 (18) 12 (13) 9 (18) 10 (18) 12 (17) 13 (11) 13 (7) 17 (3) 17 (6) 11 (21.5) 10 (36) 10 (31.5) 7 (46) 8 (41.5) 8 (51.5) 7 (≥45)
 Ivory Coast 7 (22) 12 (13) 12 (11) 15 (6) 13 (13) 6 (30) 9 (23) 8 (21) 10 (15) 13 (15) 14 (13.5) 16 (9) 16 (10.5) 13 (21) 11 (30.5) 9 (≥30.5)
 Sudan 4 (50) 5 (47) 6 (47) 4 (54) 6 (37) 5 (33) 5 (51) 7 (35) 7 (53) 8 (35) 11 (29.5) 11 (30) 8 (33.5) 9 (39) 9 (37) 10 (≥30)
 Libya 16 (9) 10 (16) 12 (11) 15 (6) 16 (4) 14 (7) 14 (4) 14 (8) 9 (19) 18 (10) 12 (16.5) 15 (13.5) 9 (33) 11 (28) 10 (35) 11 (24)
 Mali 8 (20) 8 (21) 10 (16) 8 (31) 7 (32) 8 (26) 9 (23) 11 (15) 16 (8) 26 (3) 20 (6.5) 20 (5) 21 (3.5) 18 (7) 15 (15) 12 (≥18.5)
 Nigeria 3 (75) 4 (58) 2 (70) 3 (63) 5 (41) 11 (22) 12 (12) 12 (13) 13 (10.5) 9 (32.5) 8 (39) 8 (37.5) 12 (26) 12 (25) 12 (25) 13 (≥18.5)
 Ghana 13 (12) 15 (6) 16 (2) 12 (11) 14 (8) 15 (6) 14 (4) 15 (7) 22 (4) 19 (9) 20 (6.5) 23 (4) 24 (2.5) 27 (1) 14 (20) 14 (16)
 Guinea 18 (1) 18 (5) 10 (30) 9 (38) 7 (38) 10 (31) 10 (29) 13 (20.5) 15 (12)
 Botswana 24 (4) 25 (3) 27 (2) 18 (6) 21 (4) 19 (8) 16 (≥8.5)
 Mauritania 27 (2.5) 27 (2) 28 (1.5) 27 (1) 17 (10.5) 17 (8)
 Congo 9 (20) 9 (21) 8 (26) 7 (24) 10 (16) 15 (10) 16 (11.5) 18 (8) 19 (5.5) 17 (8) 16 (9.5) 18 (9.5) 18 (7)
 Cameroon 10 (19) 11 (14) 8 (19) 11 (12) 9 (21) 8 (26) 11 (19) 13 (12) 10 (15) 26 (3) 29 (2) 13 (16) 14 (14.5) 14 (16) 16 (11.5) 19 (7)
 Senegal 14 (15) 15 (12) 17 (9) 21 (6) 20 (≥5.5)
 Togo 24 (4) 25 (3) 27 (2) 30 (1) 19 (5) 22 (4) 21 (3)
 Uganda 18 (5) 17 (11) 18 (8) 20 (5) 26 (2) 19 (5) 22 (4) 22 (3)
 Mozambique 10 (15) 15 (13) 17 (9) 20 (5) 30 (1) 23 (≥2.5)
 Zambia 14 (10) 12 (13) 14 (10) 14 (7) 16 (4) 15 (6) 14 (4) 9 (18) 8 (38) 7 (40.5) 7 (43) 9 (35) 13 (24.5) 15 (15) 20 (7.5) 24 (2.5)
 Eswatini 18 (5) 22 (7) 23 (5) 26 (3) 21 (3.5) 23 (2) 24 (1.5) 25 (1)
 Niger 16 (5) 15 (4) 17 (3) 19 (2) 18 (1) 24 (2.5) 23 (2) 24 (1.5) 25 (1)
 Burkina Faso 18 (1) 28 (2.5) 29 (2) 23 (4) 23 (3) 23 (2) 27 (0.5)
 Zimbabwe 12 (17) 9 (18) 11 (13) 13 (8) 18 (3) 18 (1) 18 (5) 20 (8) 15 (11) 17 (8) 19 (5) 22 (3) 26 (1)
 Benin 27 (2.5) 27 (2) 28 (1.5) 27 (1) 28 (0.5)
 Kenya 14 (14) 15 (11) 17 (8) 19 (5) 23 (2)
 Rwanda 20 (8) 22 (6) 23 (4) 26 (2)
 Ethiopia 15 (5) 17 (4) 17 (3) 18 (2) 13 (10.5) 23 (6) 24 (4) 27 (2)
 Gabon 18 (1) 23 (2.5) 29 (1.5) 31 (1) 32 (0.5)
 Equatorial Guinea 17 (2) 18 (1)

Note: For associations which have the same number of points, they are listed as having the same rank as CAF did not publish any tiebreaking criteria. There was a tie for determining the 12th ranked association on two occasions:

  • In 2012, Ivory Coast received two entries in each tournament, while Angola and Zambia only received one entry in each.
  • In 2013, Ivory Coast received two entries in each tournament, while Libya only received one entry in each.

Club results

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Club results of the previous 5 seasons and the current season based on the current points system are as follows:[6]

6 points 5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point 0.5 point
2019–20 CL Egypt Al-Ahly  
CC   Morocco RS Berkane Egypt Pyramids
2020–21 CL Egypt Al-Ahly South Africa Kaizer Chiefs  
CC   Morocco Raja CA Algeria JS Kabylie
2021–22 CL Morocco Wydad AC Egypt Al-Ahly  
CC   Morocco RS Berkane South Africa Orlando Pirates
2022–23 CL Egypt Al Ahly Morocco Wydad AC  
CC   Algeria USM Alger Tanzania Young Africans
2023–24 CL Egypt Al Ahly Tunisia Espérance de Tunis  
CC   Egypt Zamalek Morocco RS Berkane

If a team was disqualified, they will not obtain any ranking points. For example, ES Sétif were disqualified from the 2016 CAF Champions League during the group stage.[13] As a result, they did not obtain a position for that edition and thus were not counted when calculating the ranking for Algeria.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CAF 5-year ranking". RSSSF. 11 September 2004. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
  2. ^ "CAF Club Competitions entry procedures for 2011 released". CAFOnline.com. 12 March 2010. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  3. ^ "CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites". CAFOnline.com. 9 June 2011. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  4. ^ "16 Clubs for Group Phase of CC and CL effective 2017". CAFOnline.com. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ^ "New adopted format for Club Competitions". CAFOnline.com. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Draw Procedures for Interclubs Group Phase". CAFOnline.com. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Timu 4 za Tanzania kushiriki Mashindano ya CAF 2019/2020" [4 Tanzanian teams to participate in the 2019/2020 CAF Championship]. Tanzania Football Federation (in Swahili). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  8. ^ Paule, Beatrice N'guessan (5 June 2019). "Sport: Pour la saison 2019-2020, le FC San Pedro ne jouera plus la ligue des champions Africaines (Caf), voici les raisons" [Sport: For the 2019-2020 season, FC San Pedro will no longer play the African Champions League (Caf), here are the reasons]. AKODY NEWS (in French). Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
  9. ^ "FIFA Ranking Table - African Zone (Dec 2005)". FIFA Ranking Archives. 8 May 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  10. ^ "Two South African clubs for each Interclub Competition". CAFOnline.com. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  11. ^ "Ranking of clubs for 2nd 1/8th Final Draw of CC 2014" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  12. ^ a b "RS Berkane to group stage, 15 more to follow". CAFOnline.com. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Disqualification of ES Sétif". CAFOnline.com. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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